Email: "Maui Prison Not Wanted"
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The Lingle administration recently closed Kulani Correctional Facility (KCF) on Hawai‘i Island due to lack of funds to operate it. Of all of the prisons in Hawai‘i, KCP was considered the most effective in helping men successfully transition from prison into the community. In addition to offering an array of educational, vocational and treatment programs, every person was required to work and contribute to the operation of Kulani and/or provide community service through the county work lines.

Now all of a sudden, we have $235 million to build a huge prison on Maui where land is more scarce/valuable? Where will the funds to operate this jail with its additional 140 employees come from?

I would prefer that my tax money be spent on reopening, expanding and upgrading Kulani, as it is proven to be effective in helping inmates transition back into the community. Expanding KCF to house inmates being sent to the Mainland would save taxpayers over $60 million that the state pays to maintain its contracts with Corrections Corporation of America to house our people in for-profit prisons in Arizona. It could also be redesigned to handle Maui’s overflow as well.

There are many alternative solutions that have not been heard, which is unfortunate, since the state has already spent over $12 million of our money in planning this complex with little to no input from the people.

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